MMC Corporation Berhad (KLSE:MMCCORP) has confirmed a report by The Edge Malaysia weekly that it is in talks with Suria Capital Holdings Berhad (KLSE:SURIA), to take up a stake in Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd. We wish to clarify that the discussion between MMC and Suria Capital Holdings Bhd with regard to the proposed acquisition of a stake in Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd by MMC Port Holdings Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MMC, has taken place. "However, as at to date, the board of directors of MMC has yet to make any firm decision in relation to the same," it told Bursa Malaysia in a filing on August 10, 2017.